Jump to content

  • Chat
  •  
  •  

Welcome to Formiculture.com!

This is a website for anyone interested in Myrmecology and all aspects of finding, keeping, and studying ants. The site and forum are free to use. Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads, give reputation points to your fellow members, get your own private messenger, post status updates, manage your profile and so much more. If you already have an account, login here - otherwise create an account for free today!

Photo

Deal on Plexiglass... So excited.


  • Please log in to reply
3 replies to this topic

#1 Offline cap_backfire - Posted June 21 2021 - 1:11 PM

cap_backfire

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 289 posts
  • LocationMunster, IN

OK guys I don't know who else to share this news with but I found an internet deal on 4x8 sheets of Plexiglass for a really good price (roughly half of what I had planned on) and they cut it to your specs.   By machine.   Which means ultimate precision.    

Why plexi?   Well I'm building a pretty massive palludarium that will be 5 feet tall, 4 feet wide and 3 feet deep.   Because I'm a  maniac.   The "base" of it and the water feature will be a 55 gallon tank (thus the 4 feet wide) and it will house emerald tree skinks, community fish, bioactive crew, and whatever else I can manage to cram in there.   

The main goal is to start a breeding colony of emerald tree skinks to help stop their harvesting in the wild.    

Anyway,  SO EXCITED!!! I'm in full manic mode over this find and didn't know where else to share this while I'm at work.   I haven't been this excited since my kid was born.  

 


  • ANTdrew and Antkeeper01 like this

#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted June 21 2021 - 1:25 PM

ANTdrew

    Advanced Member

  • Moderators
  • PipPipPip
  • 9,402 posts
  • LocationAlexandria, VA
Link?
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline cap_backfire - Posted June 21 2021 - 1:43 PM

cap_backfire

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 289 posts
  • LocationMunster, IN

eplastics.com

 

If you know of or find a better price PLEASE let me know but this is roughly half the price fo what I've found before.  



#4 Offline cap_backfire - Posted June 23 2021 - 12:02 PM

cap_backfire

    Advanced Member

  • Members
  • PipPipPip
  • 289 posts
  • LocationMunster, IN

OK so the deal I thought was amazing is still decent but... I need a much thicker piece of plexi than 0.03".  So if you up that to 1/4 inch it's like... 220.   Which... Still not an insane price considering they precision cut it for you.   But... way more than 47 bucks.  So we'll see.   

Still, a 4' wide, 3' deep, 5' tall palludarium for roughly 600 bucks is still a pretty solid price.  Including table/ stand.  






0 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users